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Poem by Walt Whitman


Leaves of Grass. 34. Sands at Seventy. 47. Orange Buds by Mail from Florida


A lesser proof than old Voltaire's, yet greater,
Proof of this present time, and thee, thy broad expanse, America,
To my plain Northern hut, in outside clouds and snow,
Brought safely for a thousand miles o'er land and tide,
Some three days since on their own soil live-sprouting,
Now here their sweetness through my room unfolding,
A bunch of orange buds by mall from Florida.



Walt Whitman


Walt Whitman's other poems:
  1. Leaves of Grass. 20. By the Roadside. 28. Offerings
  2. Leaves of Grass. 32. From Noon to Starry Night. 19. What Best I See in Thee
  3. Leaves of Grass. 34. Sands at Seventy. 31. Yonnondio
  4. Leaves of Grass. 34. Sands at Seventy. 43. The Dying Veteran
  5. Leaves of Grass. 35. Good-Bye My Fancy. 25. “The Rounded Catalogue Divine Complete”


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